length, ball skills, and a battle-tested Cowboy-era back end presence
Barnett was a 6-2, 202-pound senior cornerback from Euless, Texas, whose profile was built on physicality, takeaways, and toughness rather than flash. He was once rated one of the nation’s top 250 prospects and was described as a highly physical defensive back, and at Montana State he showed playmaking upside with an interception in 2014 while fighting through injuries that repeatedly interrupted his availability. Why care? He looked like a competitive, versatile DB who could fit a defense that values size, edge, and resilience—but his injury history was the big question mark.
